Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
CategoryThe Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently inclu
des 250 newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 up to 1923 and beyond with publisher permission. Newspapers within the collection come from throughout the state, and include papers published in English, German, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese. CHNC provides access to over 1,200,000 and growing, digitized pages from these newspapers. Digitization of additional newspapers continues through a local fund-raising model with contributions made by local libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. Newspapers are digitized from microfilm or from the original newspaper. For more information about the CHNC, see our help and forums page. To explore the database of over one million pages of historic newspapers, check out CHNC yourself.
The Altrurian, Montrose County’s Cooperative Newspaper, Joins the CHNC!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection continues to grow as we happily welcome our newest title, The Altrurian, to our online…
CHNC Welcomes School of Mines Oredigger
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is thrilled to welcome the Colorado School of Mines student newspaper, The Oredigger, to our…
Help is Here for Newspaper Digitization!
CHNC New Content Support Program The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is excited to announce a new program to support…
CHNC News: Golden Historic News is Growing!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection now includes over 9,500 more pages of the Colorado Transcript! With a shared mission of…
CHNC News: More Historic News from Bent County!
Thanks to the generous support of our partners, the Las Animas – Bent County Library District and the John W….
CHNC News! School is in Session
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is going back to school. With the help of the Morgan Library at the Colorado…
CHNC News: Would You Work Here?
Many people know that community newspapers provide a wealth of historic information such as birth and wedding announcements, obituaries, general…
Louisville Public Library Celebrates Making Local Newspaper Available Online Through CHNC
It’s very rewarding to preserve your local history and provide access to it for your community, and we love it…
CHNC’s International Footprint Just Got Larger
Back in December of 2016, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection was added to the resources available via Elephind.com, an international…
CHNC News! Historic African American Newspapers Now Available
In a few short years CHNC has grown tremendously and made some exciting changes. We have a new and improved…
Upping your Engagement – Getting More From the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Colorado has an interesting and colorful history. Whether you are interested in our mining past, railroad development and growth, livestock…
Demystifying the Magic Behind the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Ever wonder how newspapers are added to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection? It’s easy – well, we think so. Watch…
CHNC Reaches Millionth Page Milestone
Growth of Database Causes Great Excitement. New Titles Added – More Counties Represented. DENVER COLORADO. August 13, 2017 — Although…
CHNC News: New Titles and New Partners
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection recently added four new titles; the Brush Lariat, the Morgan County Republican, the Louisville Times…
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Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in the Austrian Empire in what is now Croatia. Tesla was an…